The truth about obesity and Covid 19
Are countries with higher obesity rates suffering from more deaths?
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
March 13, 20218m 58s
Show Notes
A widely reported study claims that 90% of Covid 19 deaths across the world happened in countries with high obesity rates. While an individual’s risk of death is increased by having a high Body Mass Index, the broader effect on a country’s death rate is not what it seems.